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Monday, October 9, 2023

CHAPTER SURAH BAQRAH 148 - 154

 2:148. And to each is a direction that he will take, so you shall race towards good deeds. Wherever you may be, God will bring you all together. God is capable of all things.

[Innallaha ‘ala kulli shayin Qadeer = Allah is Able to do all things = He is the All Powerful Appointer of His laws = He has assigned due proportion for all things and events.

2:177. Piety is not to turn your faces towards the east and the west, but pious is one who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the prophets, and who gives money out of love to the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and to free the slaves; and who upholds the contact prayer, and who contributes towards purification; and those who keep their pledges when they make a pledge, and those who are patient in the face of adversity and hardship and when in despair. These are the ones who have been truthful, and these are the righteous.

57:20. Know that the worldly life is no more than play and distraction and adornments, and boasting among you, and to increase in wealth and children. It is like plants that are supplied by an abundant rain, which appear pleasing to the rejecters. But then they dry-up and turn yellow, and become useless hay. And in the Hereafter there is severe retribution, and forgiveness from Allah and acceptance. This worldly life is no more than a deceiving enjoyment.

83:19. Anddo you know what is 'Elliyeen?

102:1. Hoarding has distracted you.

Shayi = Thing = Derived meaning, event.

The real objective for you is to compete with one another in human welfare and develop your innate capacities.

Allah will bring you together under the banner of One Ideology, and ultimately gather all of you on the Day of Resurrection]


2: 149. And from wherever you go out, you shall set yourself focus on  the Scared Masjid( Masjid il haram); it is the truth from your Rabb; and Allah is not unaware of anything what you do.

2: 150. And wherever you go out, you shall set yourself focus on the Scared Masjid( Masjid il Haram). And wherever you may be you shall set yourselves towards it; that the people will have no room for debate with you, except those of them who are wicked. You shall not be concerned by them, but be concerned by Me; so that I may complete My blessings upon you and that you may be guided.*

2:151. As We have sent among you a Messsnger of your own, conveying to you recite Our revelations to you, purify you, and teach you the book and wisdom, and to teach you what you did not know.


2:152. So remember Me that I may remember you, and be thankful to Me and do not disbelieve.

[2:177.Piety is not to turn your faces towards the east and the west, but pious is one who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the prophets, and who gives money out of love to the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and to free the slaves; and who upholds the contact prayer, and who contributes towards purification; and those who keep their pledges when they make a pledge, and those who are patient in the face of adversity and hardship and when in despair. These are the ones who have been truthful, and these are the righteous.

2:186. And if My servants ask you about Me, I am near answering the calls of those who call to Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me that they may be guided.

2:220.  In this world and the next; and they ask you regarding the orphans, say: "To fix their situation is best, and if you are to care for them, then they are your brothers." And Allah knows the corrupt from the good, and if Allah had wished He could have made things difficult. Allah is Noble, Wise.

15:49. Inform My servants that I am the Forgiver, the Merciful.

21:10. We have sent down to you a Book in which is your remembrance. Do you not comprehend?

21:23.He is not questioned about what He does, while they will be questioned.

23:70. Or do they say that there is a madness in him? No, he has come to them with the truth, but most of them are hateful of the truth.

38:24. He said: "He has wronged you by asking to combine your lamb with his lambs. And many who mix their properties take advantage of one another, except those who believe and do good works, and these are very few." And David guessed that We had tested him, so he sought forgiveness from his Rabb, and fell down kneeling, and repented.

43:44. And this is indeed a reminder for you and your people; and you will all be questioned.

Azkurni = Remember Me = Raise My Name. Azkurkum = I will remember you = I will give you eminence. Shukr = Being grateful in word and action = Sharing Divine bounties with others = Opposite of Kufr whenever Kufr denotes concealing = Returning more than receiving = Holding a benefactor in high esteem. Note that lack of Shukr or gratitude in the Qur’anic sense is Kufr, denying the Giver! Tazkiah = Growth of the ‘self’ = Self-actualization]


2:153.  O you who believe, seek help through patience and through the contact prayer, Allah is with the patient ones.

[Salaat = Following God’s commands closely* 

2:3.  Those who believe in the unseen, and hold the contact prayer, and from Our provisions to them they spend.

Wa in the middle of this verse merges with Salaat as indicated by ‘Allah being with the steadfast’, without mentioning Salaat in the end]


2:154.  And do not say of those who are killed in the cause of Allah that they are dead; no, they are alive but you do not perceive.

[Death is like a prolonged state of sleep until the Resurrection Day

36:52. They will say: "Woe to us! Who has resurrected us from our resting place? This is what the Almighty had promised; and the messengers were truthful!"

However, those who lay their lives in the cause of Allah, themselves, undergo an emergent evolution, and instantly find themselves in a state of bliss of the Next Life. And they get honorable provision from their Rabb.

3:169. And do not think that those who are killed in the cause of God are dead. No, they are alive at their Lord receiving a bounty. ]

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